The tariff classification of stoneware dinnerware from Japan.

NY 875459 July 8, 1992 CLA-2-69:S:N:N3D:227 875459 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 6912.00.39 Mr. Eizo Shinano Sun World Commerce Co., Ltd. 2601, Tokugawa-cho, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan RE: The tariff classification of stoneware dinnerware from Japan. Dear Mr. Shinano: In your letter dated June 8, 1992, on behalf of Action Industries, Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling. The merchandise at issue is stoneware dinnerware that is identified as in the Flower Collection pattern. The information submitted indicates that the Flower Collection pattern dinnerware is principally for household use and is "available in specified sets" in accordance with Chapter 69, additional U.S. note 6(b) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, with an aggregate value of $56.73. The applicable subheading for the Flower Collection pattern stoneware dinnerware will be 6912.00.39, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for ceramic household tableware, other than of porcelain or china, available in specified sets, in a pattern for which the aggregate value of the articles listed in additional U.S. note 6 (b) of Chapter 69 is over $38. The rate of duty will be 4.5 percent ad valorem. This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177). Sincerely, Jean F. Maguire Area Director New York Seaport